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SkittlePoker

Good post dj. An intersting read. I'm pretty sure you could start a few more posts and tell more stories about how things happened, etc.

I had a dream for a while. I wanted to me one of the biggest porn legends. I wanted to shag with the best of them. Ron "The Hedgehog" Jeremy was "the man". I would study his moves, his ins and outs, speed, hand position and simple sentences. At anytime I was willing to be his stand in should the need arise but there was one thing holding me back. A not so large penis.

As I followed Ron's career I tried to mimic him. I ate and ate and ate ... food. I started growing hair in places that hair really shouldn't be. During my exreme regiment of "getting into a shape" I tried to work on that one thing that kept me out of "the business". I would yank and tug, tug and yank. I would do this on busses, at ball games, I couldn't stop, I had to realize my dream.

I finally realized I had a problem when I had to start shaving my hand twice a day, it hurt to walk and I seemed to be running out of fluids faster than I should be. It was time to admit that the porn industry was something I could not grasp, err, attain. I tried to go cold turkey but that failed when my search turned up a series of "wifey" flicks. My 5 minutes of porn sobriety came to a shuddering halt.

I am .... SkittlePoker

stpboy

Thanks Greg! Now I know and knowing....is half the battle.

stp

st0neC0ldNutz

Thanks for the post djalikool...

I think keeping detailed stats for every single game of poker you play is very important.

If you keep rigorous stats on your $ spent and $ won, you can see when things are heading down the wrong path....you have to keep yourself honest - and stats does it for me - so I promote keeping good stats as one possible way to help people avoid getting into too much trouble (although, it won't work for everyone) with gambling. You just cant argue when the cold facts are staring you in the face...

GTA Poker

who's gambling?

i'm investing my time

djalikool

So, why am I on the pokerforum with this gambling addiction? Well, i've been a memeber for awhile now. I used to run regular games at my place in guelph when I went to university. Alot of people came to my games from the forum. I've just been absent from alot of "Home Games", I even qualified to be on Team Guelph for the Royal Cup earlier this year. Although I made the team, I gave up my spot on the team last minute. Since then I have not touched cards, but time and again I like to hear about the Good, the bad and the ugly. I enjoy reading my fellow forum members poker experience, and reflect on experiences I had when dealing with such situations. Hopefully that answers your question, why am I still on the forum.

I have more control over my actions, I can be around poker and still enjoy the games from the sidelines.

My original post was more of an eye opener for others, as its really easy to fall into the trap especially the young people out there who have a dream to becoming the next poker legend.

BigChrisEl

st0neC0ldNutz wrote Thanks for the post djalikool...

I think keeping detailed stats for every single game of poker you play is very important.

If you keep rigorous stats on your $ spent and $ won, you can see when things are heading down the wrong path....you have to keep yourself honest - and stats does it for me - so I promote keeping good stats as one possible way to help people avoid getting into too much trouble (although, it won't work for everyone) with gambling. You just cant argue when the cold facts are staring you in the face...

I do the same thing and totally agree with you.

With keeping track you know how much you win or lose and how much time you have put into it and if you have a problem it will be right there for you to see.

Kristy

Bump

GTA Poker

kristy_sea;200978 wrotebump

wat?

Kristy

GTA Poker;201047 wrotewat?

Read Busto to Robusto imo.

Licentia

SkittlePoker;81569 wroteI had a dream for a while. I wanted to me one of the biggest porn legends.

LOL!!! Great parody SkittlePoker! Very creative!

As far as gambling addiction is concerned, I don't really understand it. Let's say I buy in for $50 and start playing $0.02/0.04 Limit games. If I run out of money, I know that I am not going pro anytime soon, and therefore I do not buy-in for any larger of an amount.

If on the other hand I double my money, or increase it a great deal, then I would increase the amount I am betting to the next level, which is maybe $0.10/0.20 or whatever it is. If I lose my money at the next level then I am not going to buy in for $500 the next time.

There is no reason why anyone should get addicted. If you can't win at the lowest value games in No-Limit, then you ain't gonna win with the largest. Start small and work your way up slowly. Stop increasing your betting at the last level that you are successful at.

No disrespect intended toward the person who is addicted, just rather I'd like to submit my theory of how anyone should approach playing Poker. Taking my approach I don't know why anyone should become addicted. That said, not everyone thinks like me...

Licentia

YukonBrad

This is a great story..... But, dont u feel like these experiences have really made u a stronger person?

To me it seems like you have grown from all of this and u now have the implied odds on disipline to help you with your future endevours, possibly worth the experience ??

im not one to talk, because im a person that played poker 12 hours a day for a good 10years str8...literally- eat- breathed and slept poker :)

however to me its still a passion... and i wouldnt know what the heck to do with my time away from the game...sooo on that note i gotta get the hell off of here... cause its cutting into my poker time :)

anywhoooo....Good Luck Canada !!

Yukon

YukonBrad

This is a great story..... But, dont u feel like these experiences have really made u a stronger person?

To me it seems like you have grown from all of this and u now have the implied odds on disipline to help you with your future endevours, possibly worth the experience ??

im not one to talk, because im a person that played poker 12 hours a day for a good 10years str8...literally- eat- breathed and slept poker :smilie:

however to me its still a passion... and i wouldnt know what the heck to do with my time away from the game...sooo on that note i gotta get the hell off of here... cause its cutting into my poker time :smilie:

anywhoooo....Good Luck Canada !!

Yukon

am i supposed to do quick replys or new replys??

JimmyHo

Licentia;202663 wrote There is no reason why anyone should get addicted. If you can't win at the lowest value games in No-Limit, then you ain't gonna win with the largest.

I think your assumption that a only losing players can have a gambling addiction is incorrect.

If you can't control the game, whether you are a winning or losing player, you still have a problem. Maybe not a financial problem, but still a problem. It can still interfere with your family, work, health, etc.

blackmagicz

I guess the age old question is next:

If you are a winning player, is the addiction still bad?

Milo

Licentia;202663 wroteLOL!!! Great parody SkittlePoker! Very creative!

As far as gambling addiction is concerned, I don't really understand it. Let's say I buy in for $50 and start playing $0.02/0.04 Limit games. If I run out of money, I know that I am not going pro anytime soon, and therefore I do not buy-in for any larger of an amount.

If on the other hand I double my money, or increase it a great deal, then I would increase the amount I am betting to the next level, which is maybe $0.10/0.20 or whatever it is. If I lose my money at the next level then I am not going to buy in for $500 the next time.

There is no reason why anyone should get addicted. If you can't win at the lowest value games in No-Limit, then you ain't gonna win with the largest. Start small and work your way up slowly. Stop increasing your betting at the last level that you are successful at.

No disrespect intended toward the person who is addicted, just rather I'd like to submit my theory of how anyone should approach playing Poker. Taking my approach I don't know why anyone should become addicted. That said, not everyone thinks like me...

Licentia

Clearly you do not understand how addiction works. Do some research, and try again.

As for whther a winning player's addiction is "bad", please clarify how you reference the term. Addiction, per se, can always be said to be "bad", regardless of it's profitability.

blackmagicz

blackmagicz;202681 wroteI guess the age old question is next:

If you are a winning player, is the addiction still bad?

I mean usually an addiction is something that starts to consume you, and really if you are winning large sums of money that consumes you to a certain point, but then couldn't the argument be made that you need money to live.

I guess that is what I am trying to get at, to be good at anything you need to have some sort of addiction to it, where people who play sports have a passion, couldn't that be construed as an addiction.

Kristy

YukonBrad;202668 wroteThis is a great story..... But, dont u feel like these experiences have really made u a stronger person?

To me it seems like you have grown from all of this and u now have the implied odds on disipline to help you with your future endevours, possibly worth the experience ??

Kristy_Sea;201051 wroteRead Busto to Robusto imo.

^^there's your answer on what he's learned.

actyper

$ is the greatest addiction, has really little to do with poker as poker can be replaced with ...

JimmyHo

actyper;202696 wrote$ is the greatest addiction, has really little to do with poker as poker can be replaced with ...

yes but there is a difference in earning your living gambling (and I include poker as a form of gambling) and earning it the old fashion way. Even if you are making $$, if it consumes you, it is unhealthy IMO.

Hobbes

pokerJAH;202699 wroteyes but there is a difference in earning your living gambling (and I include poker as a form of gambling) and earning it the old fashion way. Even if you are making $$, if it consumes you, it is unhealthy IMO.

Hell, these days even this is gambling.

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